Chicago workers are having to sit in on the floor of the plant they have worked at and helped build just to get the company and the Bailed Out Bank of America to follow the law. Can shooting workers in the street and breadlines be far behind?
Only weeks after taking $25 Billion in bailout money, Bank of America is turning its back on hundreds of workers making energy efficient doors and windows in Chicago by refusing to continue credit to Republic Windows and Doors. To make matters even worse than putting 300 people out of work, Bank of America has instructed Republic to refuse to pay workers compensation they are legally entitled to, either earned vacation pay or the severance pay legally required under the WARN Act, in lieu of proper notice of plant closing.
UPDATE: Here's more info on the sit in, which is still not getting any mainstream press coverage.